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Gastrointestinal Parasites in Humans and Rhesus Macaques: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Bhaktapur, Nepal [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Aims Gastrointestinal parasitism in wild animals at the human‐wildlife interface may be a warning concern both for wildlife health and human health.
Sabina Chhetala, Roshan Babu Adhikari, Janak Raj Subedi, Tirth Raj Ghimire   +3 more
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Ascaris [PDF]

Current Biology, 2020
Wang and Davis provide an overview of the parasite nematode Ascaris, including the history of its role in biological research.
Jianbin, Wang, Richard E, Davis
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Ascaris lumbricoides,Ascaris suum, or “Ascaris lumbrisuum”?

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Financial support. This work was supported by the Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Federal Fluminense and Laboratorio de Doencas Parasitarias, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz. The authors thank Andre Barbosa for their technical support and UFF-Platform sequencing.
Elizabeth Brito, da Silva Alves, Maria José, Conceição, Daniela, Leles   +2 more
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Repeat Ascaris challenge reduces worm intensity through gastric cellular reprograming. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Ascariasis (roundworm) is the most prevalent parasitic nematode infection worldwide, impacting approximately 500 million people predominantly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Yifan Wu, Charlie Suarez-Reyes, Nina L Tang, Alexander R Kneubehl, Jill E Weatherhead   +4 more
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Evidence of human-associated genetic similarity and a cryptic lineage in wild boar-derived Ascaris from Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background Two species of Ascaris nematodes infect humans: Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite, and Ascaris suum, which primarily infects pigs.
Takahiro Matsumura, Kota Mochizuki, Kayoko Matsuo, Tomoyoshi Komiya, Masaharu Tokoro   +4 more
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Prevalence and intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides infections in relation to undernutrition among children in a tea plantation community, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study

BMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Ascaris lumbricoides infections are one of the commonnest intestinal nematode infections in the world, with a profound negative effect on nutritional status among underprivileged populations.
Lahiru Sandaruwan Galgamuwa, Devika Iddawela, Samath D. Dharmaratne   +2 more
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Ascaris lumbricoides coinfection reduces tissue damage by decreasing IL-6 levels without altering clinical evolution of pulmonary tuberculosis or Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokine profile

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Immunological control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is dependent on the cellular immune response, mediated predominantly by Th1 type CD4+ T cells.
João Hugo Abdalla Santos, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Gisely Cardoso Melo, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, João Paulo Diniz Pimentel, Adriano Gomes-Silva, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Valeria Saraceni, Alda Maria Da-Cruz, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda   +9 more
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The first report on the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections and associated risk factors among traditional pig farmers in Bali Province, Indonesia [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2022
Background and Aim: Pigs are the main livestock commodity in Bali Province, Indonesia, where traditional farming practices are widely used. Traditional pig farmers are often closely associated with poverty and a perceived lack of knowledge regarding ...
Kadek Karang Agustina, I. Made Ady Wirawan, I. Made Sudarmaja , Made Subrata, Nyoman Sadra Dharmawan   +4 more
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Tackling Worm Infestations with a Multifactorial Approach in the 21st century: An Indian Perspective [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) or geohelminths are an important cause of morbidity worldwide. A large proportion of the infection burden occurs in India, including STH infections due to roundworms (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworms (Trichuris trichura)
KRUNAL DALAL, SANDEEP LAHIRY, YASHPAL CHUGH, ALAP GANDHI, BHAVESH KOTAK   +4 more
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Programmed DNA elimination in the parasitic nematode Ascaris

PLoS Pathogens, 2023
In most organisms, the whole genome is maintained throughout the life span. However, exceptions occur in some species where the genome is reduced during development through a process known as programmed DNA elimination (PDE).
Brandon Estrem, Jianbin Wang
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